Standing atop a small dune deep in the Sahara Desert, a team of scientists stared at a freshly opened grave. Three human skeletons lay on their sides, as though they’d drifted off to sleep in ...

Wādī al-Ḥītān (Whale Valley) was proof that whales were once land-dwelling animals and held almost complete and ...

The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, was also home to a mysterious human lineage, a new study has found. Researchers from Germany's Max Planck ...

The Sahara Desert Isn’t As Sandy As You Think It Is The movies make it seem like an endless sea of sand dunes, but that's not actually the case.

Object Details Author Gearon, Eamonn Contents Introduction -- A quick tour of the Sahara -- Flora and fauna -- Part 1: Landscapes. Whales in the desert -- Rock art -- Saharan urban -- Part 2: History: ...

This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space travel, and more.

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades ...

The arid region sometimes develops lakes after heavy rain, hinting at how the desert may have once had a different climate.

The research offers a fresh perspective on past climate variations and suggests we can learn from past flooding of the lake on ongoing climate change and future water resources in the desert.

(Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or ...